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Palm Springs International Film Festival 2014 - Announcement
By Rych McCain International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist
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VARIETY TO HONOR JOHN LEE HANCOCK, JONAH HILL AND
“10 DIRECTORS TO WATCH” AT 2014 PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
“10 DIRECTORS TO WATCH” AT 2014 PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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| John Lee Hancock Film Director |
John
Lee Hancock to Receive the Variety Creative Impact in Directing Award,
presented by Mercedes-Benz.
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| Jonah Hill Actor |
Jonah
Hill to receive the Variety Creative Impact in Acting Award, presented
by Mercedes-Benz.
Variety will present director John Lee Hancock with the Creative
Impact in Directing Award, presented by Mercedes-Benz, which
celebrates the filmmaker for his outstanding contributions to the art and
business of cinema, notably his work in directing the upcoming “Saving Mr.
Banks.” Additionally, Variety will honor Jonah Hill with
the Creative Impact in Acting Award, presented by Mercedes-Benz for his
scope of work ranging from his comedic performances and more dramatic fare such
as his Academy Award® nominated role in “Moneyball” to the upcoming
highly-anticipated Scorsese film “The Wolf of Wall Street.” The event
will take place on Sunday, January 5 during the Palm Springs International Film
Festival on the Palm Court at the Parker Palm Springs.
“2013 will be remembered as one of American
cinema’s most exciting years and contributing tremendously to that excitement
are the contributions of “Saving Mr. Banks” director John Lee Hancock and “The
Wolf of Wall Street” actor Jonah Hill. In addition to their successes
this year, both Hancock and Hill have rich bodies of work to celebrate and both
exemplify the continuing creative vitality and artistic risk-taking of American
film at its best,” said Steve Gaydos,
Executive Editor at Variety.
Previous recipients have included David O.
Russell, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlize Theron and Mark Wahlberg.
“10 Directors to Watch”
“10 Directors
to Watch” debuted in 1996 and the annual event moved to the Palm Springs
International Film Festival in January 2011. “10 Directors to Watch” was
the first of Variety’s “10 to Watch” series spotlighting the most
exciting new talents in the fields of directing, writing, producing, acting,
cinematography and comedy. This year’s “10 Directors to Watch” include:
Amma Asante (“Belle”), Clio Barnard (“The Selfish Giant”), Anthony Chen (“Ilo,
Ilo), Paul Duane (“Very Extremely Dangerous”), Ben Falcone (“Tammy”), Maya
Forbes (“Infinitely Polar Bear”), Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly (“Beneath
the Harvest Sky”), Dome Karukoski (“Heart of a Lion”), Justin Simien (“Dear
White People”), Gren Wells (“The Road Within”).
Past “10
Directors to Watch” honorees have included Ben Affleck (“Gone Baby Gone”), Wes
Anderson (“Bottle Rocket”), Scott Cooper (“Crazy Heart”), Marc Webb (“500 Days
of Summer”), Christopher Nolan (“Memento”), Sam Taylor Wood (“Nowhere Boy”) and
Benh Zeitlin (“Beasts of the Southern Wild”), among others.
Palm Springs
International Film Festival Director Darryl Macdonald stated, “Ten striking
new talents with exceptional storytelling gifts, one consummately gifted established
director with an adroit ability to evoke superb performances from his actors,
and that rare thing: a fast-rising actor who's as adept at doing comedy as he
is at handling drama. This is a heady combination, and one that I hope
reflects the mix of emerging talent and masters of their craft that the Palm
Springs Festival itself has come to represent. We're delighted to again
be hosting Variety's ‘10
Directors to Watch’ event at the Festival, and congratulate all of the winners
on being selected for these prestigious honors.”
“We are
thrilled to be kicking off our 25th
Anniversary with Variety's ‘10 Directors to Watch’ event at the Parker
on our opening weekend,” said Festival Artistic Director Helen Du Toit. “And we
are doubly delighted by the synergy of our shared commitment to celebrating the
best of international cinema and spotlighting exciting new talent from around
the globe.”
The event will
be presented by Mercedes-Benz with venue partner the Parker Palm Springs.
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